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McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Chapter 7
Contract Performance:Conditions, Breach,and Remedies
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GOOD FAITH PERFORMANCE
Substantial Performance
The law recognizes a party’s good faith effort to perform by allowing substantial performance rather than perfect performance.
This satisfies the requirements of the agreement and triggers the other party’s obligation to perform.
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Mutual Consent
If neither party has fully performed, the parties may agree to cancel the contract - a rescission.
Or the parties may agree to accept performance that is different from the original performance - an accord and satisfaction.
Or the parties may agree to substitute a third party for one of the original parties to the contract - a novation.
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Operation of Law
Contract obligations may also be discharged through operation of law.
Despite the fact that the parties have formed a valid contract, the law provides a discharge under certain circumstances where fairness demands it.
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Other Examples of Discharge by Law (1) a contract is unilaterally altered by a
party
(2) a contract is subject to relief of the bankruptcy code
(3) expiration of the statute of limitations where state law imposes a time limit on enforcement of contract obligations
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REMEDIES
For most contracts, the remedy at law will be money damages awarded by the court to the non-breaching party to compensate the innocent party for losses related to the breach.
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Compensatory Damages
Compensatory damages cover a broad spectrum of losses for recovery of actual damages.
These damages put the non-breaching party in the same position she would have been in if the other party had performed.
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Specific Performance
Remedy whereby a court orders the breaching party to render the promised performance by ordering the party to take a specific action.
Only available when the subject matter of the contract is sufficiently unique.
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Consequential Damages
Compensate the nonbreaching party for foreseeable indirect losses not covered by compensatory damages.
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Restitution
Designed to prevent unjust enrichment.
If one party is in the process of performing the contract and the other party commits breach, the non-breaching party is entitled to rescind (cancel) the contract and receive fair market value for any services rendered.
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Liquidated Damages
It may be very difficult to determine actual damages, so parties may agree at the time of the contract that a breach would result in a fixed damage amount.
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RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY
In some cases, a party to an existing contract wishes to substitute another party in their place.
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learning outcome checklist
7 - 1 Define what a condition is used for in a contract and distinguish conditions precedent from conditions subsequent.
7-2 Apply the doctrines related to good faith performance, discharge of a contract, and substantial performance.
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learning outcome checklist
7-3 Identify the ethical dilemmas that a manager faces in the context of good faith performance.
7-4 Articulate circumstances that give rise to events of discharge via mutual consent and operations of law.
7-5 Recognize events that result in breach of contract and explain anticipatory repudiation.
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learning outcome checklist
7-6 Identify the appropriate remedy available to nonbreaching parties and understand the responsibilities of an injured party to avoid and mitigate damages.
7- 7 Explain the rights of third parties who have rights in a contract through assignment or delegation and third-party beneficiaries.